Calling All Stars (1937 musical) explained

Calling All Stars
Director:Herbert Smith
Producer:Herbert Smith
S.W. Smith
Music:Carroll Gibbons
Cinematography:George Stretton
Editing:Brereton Porter
Studio:British Lion Film Corporation
Distributor:British Lion Film Corporation
Runtime:79 minutes
Country:United Kingdom

Calling All Stars is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Herbert Smith and starring Arthur Askey, Evelyn Dall and Max Bacon. The film is a revue, featuring a number of musical acts playing themselves. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios for release as a quota quickie.[1] The film's art direction is by Norman G. Arnold.[2]

Plot

After a set of master discs is dropped, the recording artists are gathered with each providing a portion of their composition.

Partial cast

References

  1. Chibnall p.288
  2. Web site: Calling all Stars (1937). https://web.archive.org/web/20210111125945/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a7015af. dead. 11 January 2021. BFI.

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